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but it now appears chuck hagel will get that vote when senators return. at least two top republicans say they will stop efforts to stall his confirmation. that filibuster came a day after hagel was approved by the armed services by a party-line vote. one of his most vocal opponents says while he doesn't believe hagel is qualified, he won't hold up the process. >> i thought we had an agreement to wait a week so the remaining questions would be answered, but i understand the white house wanted a vote. they got a vote. we will have a vote when we get back. i'm confident that senator hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as the secretary of defense. >> the gop it says blocked hagel's nomination in an effort to further examine his record and views on israel and iran. senate majority leader harry reid hopes to bring a final vote to the floor when congress goes back in session next monday. >>> residents in coastal new england are cleaning up after yet another blast of winter weather following the big blizzard last weekend. parts of the nor
but it now appears chuck hagel will get that vote when senators return. at least two top republicans say they will stop efforts to stall his confirmation. that filibuster came a day after hagel was approved by the armed services by a party-line vote. one of his most vocal opponents says while he doesn't believe hagel is qualified, he won't hold up the process. >> i thought we had an agreement to wait a week so the remaining questions would be answered, but i understand the white house...
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hagel. he said hagel was wrong to oppose the troop surge in iran. >>> nevada assembly man steven brooks who was arrested last month has been arrested again. brooks was taken into custody for allegedly attacking a family member and grabbing for a police officer's weapon. >>> congressman and presidential candidate ron paul has filed a complaint with the united nations intellectual property organization for the people who. >> ron: paul.com. they offered ronn paul.org as a free gift but they wanted $250,000 for ron paul.com. trump is city saying the legal system in this country is not a joke. it's not a toy for rich idiots to play with. >> a photo was posed of what he calls his secret service video at a long island elementary school. he says the fifth grade students who want to be secret service agents when they grow up kept him safe. too cute. that is your morning dish of politics. now for a look at the national weather, we turn to bill karins who has been earning his keep. >> historic blizzard
hagel. he said hagel was wrong to oppose the troop surge in iran. >>> nevada assembly man steven brooks who was arrested last month has been arrested again. brooks was taken into custody for allegedly attacking a family member and grabbing for a police officer's weapon. >>> congressman and presidential candidate ron paul has filed a complaint with the united nations intellectual property organization for the people who. >> ron: paul.com. they offered ronn paul.org as a...
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but senators chuck schumer said that he's in favor of hagel. so if that can clear the way for other democrats to get onboard, that might be enough for him to clear the senate. >> another issue that we're watching out of d.c., president obama saying there is "no doubt that immigration reform and gun bills will get passed this year." folks have to say has the political climate changed that much? >> it certainly has, especially on immigration. you know, when the republicans look at the election results of 2012, you know, obama carried over 7-10 hispanic voters. the tide changed on that. you're seeing now, you know, senators michael rubio, senator john mccain, republicans are making an urgent plea to pass comprehensive reform, something that, you know, maybe even a year ago was seemed pretty unlikely or possible given the hard line stance that we saw republicans adopt in the 2012 presidential primary. so definitely a new urgency on part of the gop. >> the president seems to have good polling numbers. sean sullivan, thank you so much from "the washi
but senators chuck schumer said that he's in favor of hagel. so if that can clear the way for other democrats to get onboard, that might be enough for him to clear the senate. >> another issue that we're watching out of d.c., president obama saying there is "no doubt that immigration reform and gun bills will get passed this year." folks have to say has the political climate changed that much? >> it certainly has, especially on immigration. you know, when the republicans...
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defense secretary chuck hagel is replacing the general in charge of the defense department's sexual assault prevention and response office. general gary patton is stepping down amid new allegations he interfered with an internal investigation into patient abuses in a hospital in afghanistan. patton has been accused of blocking a navy nourishment cooperating in the investigation telling the nurse to stay in your lane. >>> according to a new study, the voluntarily cane beneath yellowstone national park is 2 1/2 times larger than previously thought. the volcano would supposedly erupt with a force. 2,000 times that of mt. st. helen. and this man delighted families and friends by proposing to the nurse he met while in the hospital. costello who suffered serious burns during the bombing wrote in a facebook post he now knows why he was involved in the tragedy saying, "it was to meet my best friend and the love of my life." congratulations to them. >>> now for your first look at business, we turn to cnbc. good morning. >> good morning. we start with our top news. president obama will meet with top
defense secretary chuck hagel is replacing the general in charge of the defense department's sexual assault prevention and response office. general gary patton is stepping down amid new allegations he interfered with an internal investigation into patient abuses in a hospital in afghanistan. patton has been accused of blocking a navy nourishment cooperating in the investigation telling the nurse to stay in your lane. >>> according to a new study, the voluntarily cane beneath...
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. >> earlier thursday defense secretary chuck hagel told reporters the u.s. is thinking its opposition to arming syrian rebe rebels. >>> the new york city skyline is one step closer to being restored. workers raised an 800-on to spire to the top of the tower. once permanently attached, the new trade center will stand. 1776 feet making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. >>> now it's time for your first look at this morning's scramble politi politics. you might know her as queen b., but the fed's have their own name. b-6. that's how she's referred to in documents after a freedom of information request by bloomberg news. they filed the request after lip sync gate. not one page mentions the singer by name. >>> new hampshire senator kelli ayotte is defending her vote with a bill for equal pay. they already have enough laws. >> didn't add, it created a lot of burdens. i think it would have been hard to make it more difficult for job creators to create jobs. >> and has gotten an earful from both sides and seen her approval rate i rating dip. >>> two
. >> earlier thursday defense secretary chuck hagel told reporters the u.s. is thinking its opposition to arming syrian rebe rebels. >>> the new york city skyline is one step closer to being restored. workers raised an 800-on to spire to the top of the tower. once permanently attached, the new trade center will stand. 1776 feet making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. >>> now it's time for your first look at this morning's scramble politi politics. you...
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. >> those comments come days after defense secretary chuck hagel refused to speculate on any intervention plans. and secretary of state john kerry heads to moscow today for a talk with russian leaders. jim is in london for us this mornings. good morning, jim. what's the latest for all of this? >> it's business as usual for israel. benjamin netanyahu is landing in china this morning for an official visit after no signs of retaliation coming from syria or iran, though both countries have responded verbally to sunday's latest attack. the confirmed unofficially by an israeli leak the attacks took out iranian made fattah 110 surface to surface rockets. they're capable of hitting tel aviv with deadly precision. a strike friday targeted the very same rockets headed to hezbollah in lebanon. the syrian government called these attacks, quote, an act of war. meanwhile, iran weighed in saying that it would not allow the enemy to harm security in the region and that, quote, the resistance meeting here, hezbollah and hamas, each with thousands of rockets will retaliate against the, i quote, israeli fig
. >> those comments come days after defense secretary chuck hagel refused to speculate on any intervention plans. and secretary of state john kerry heads to moscow today for a talk with russian leaders. jim is in london for us this mornings. good morning, jim. what's the latest for all of this? >> it's business as usual for israel. benjamin netanyahu is landing in china this morning for an official visit after no signs of retaliation coming from syria or iran, though both countries...
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it appears chuck hagel has the votes to be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. however h some now want president obama to withdraw the nomination. no defense secretary has ever been confirmed with more than 11 no votes. >>> hey, mitt romney, look who's back and ruffling up policy feathers all over again. we're talking about bid bird, who now appears in a psa with michelle obama. this time they're promoting healthy eating. >>> meanwhile, former first lady laura bush is requesting she be pulled from a psa featuring same-sex marriage. it features comments she said in 2010. the group respect for marriage coalition has dropped her from the spot and replaced her. >>> vice president joe biden is the administration's point man on gun control, but he raised eyebrows earlier this week when he said his advice for home self-protection would be to fire a shotgun into the air. now several officials are coming forward saying that move in delaware would be illegal unless you were in fear for your life. oops. >>> treasury secretary nominee jack lew might have a funny looking sig
it appears chuck hagel has the votes to be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. however h some now want president obama to withdraw the nomination. no defense secretary has ever been confirmed with more than 11 no votes. >>> hey, mitt romney, look who's back and ruffling up policy feathers all over again. we're talking about bid bird, who now appears in a psa with michelle obama. this time they're promoting healthy eating. >>> meanwhile, former first lady laura bush is...
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yesterday in a different story, chuck hagel announced syria may have used chemical weapons in its civil war. do you think this is going to lead to u.s. intervention there? >> well, the obama administration was very, very cautious on this. they are not sure yet if this evidence they have is credible. they use this phrase over and over again, credible. and if there's proper corroboration. we're also facing, the obama administration, a potential showdown in iran. so the answer is, i'm not sure. i think it depends if they have more -- more evidence that's solid. that's why they are also going to the u.n., moving very cautiously on this. >> and on a much lighter note, the white house correspondents' dinner is tomorrow. now normally it's a light, fun event. but do you think that the tone may be a little different this year given that it's coming so close to the marathon bombings? >> i think in terms maybe of some of the speeches. there's as many parties as ever that are going on, and this is known as the big prom night in washington. but i think you do have a point in that in terms of just so
yesterday in a different story, chuck hagel announced syria may have used chemical weapons in its civil war. do you think this is going to lead to u.s. intervention there? >> well, the obama administration was very, very cautious on this. they are not sure yet if this evidence they have is credible. they use this phrase over and over again, credible. and if there's proper corroboration. we're also facing, the obama administration, a potential showdown in iran. so the answer is, i'm not...
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. >>> secretary of defense chuck hagel arrived in israel on sunday for a week-long visit to the middle east. speaking in jerusalem, the secretary said the u.s. agenda is focused on deterring iran and hagel also reiterated what he called the special relationship between the united states and israel. >>> less than a week after the boston marathon bombings, a chicago teenager has been picked up for attempting to join a syrian jihadist military group. the police arrested 18-year-old abdella ahamd tounisi on charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. >>> five people were killed in arizona over the weekend when their van flipped while being chased by border patrol agents. 22 people were in the suv at the time of the crash. >>> in china now, the search continues for survivors of last week's devastating earthquake. the government has so far confirmed more than 150 deaths and some 11,000 injured. >> engines start. liftoff. test mission from the pad. >>> and look at it go. it was a successful launch sunday for a new rocket carrying supplies to the inte
. >>> secretary of defense chuck hagel arrived in israel on sunday for a week-long visit to the middle east. speaking in jerusalem, the secretary said the u.s. agenda is focused on deterring iran and hagel also reiterated what he called the special relationship between the united states and israel. >>> less than a week after the boston marathon bombings, a chicago teenager has been picked up for attempting to join a syrian jihadist military group. the police arrested...
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chuck hagel conference has been delayed. hagel has not spoken to the president since his contentious confirmation hearings. he still meeting with senators to shore up the votes. >>> senator mork yoe rubio of florida will be delivering the gop response to president obama's state of the union address. rubio will speak first in english and he'll also prerecord a version in spanish for the spanish language network. >>> scott brown declined to say if he would run for governor of massachusetts next year. he hinted about a political future telling politicalo, i'm no dead. >>> there will be a new senator sworn in today for massachusetts, cowan will fill the john kerry seat until a special election in june. >>> on tuesday, maryland's two senators will get the spoils of victory for the baltimore ravens beating the san francisco 49ers. california senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein will deliver crabs, napa valley wine, sow dough bread and cheese to the winners. >>> thomas massy of kentucky is sponsoring a new bill that will leg
chuck hagel conference has been delayed. hagel has not spoken to the president since his contentious confirmation hearings. he still meeting with senators to shore up the votes. >>> senator mork yoe rubio of florida will be delivering the gop response to president obama's state of the union address. rubio will speak first in english and he'll also prerecord a version in spanish for the spanish language network. >>> scott brown declined to say if he would run for governor of...